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Class 414/139.9 - Marine vessel to/from land or rail vehicle distinct from system


Subclass of Class 414 - Material or article handling
Definition: Apparatus particularly adapted to load or unload a buoyant
No. of patents: 32
Last issue date: 03/30/2010


NumberTitleIssue Date
7686558Arrangement scheme of a container wharf and the container loading/unloading process
The present invention discloses an arrangement scheme of a container wharf, in which the containers positioned in the yard is arranged in a direction being perpendicular to the direction of the containers positioned in the ship, comprising: a quayside container cran...
03/30/2010
7547173Method and apparatus for storing and transferring containers
A method for storing and transferring containers comprises the steps of a container information-receiving step for receiving information of the containers transmitted from a loading/unloading unit while the containers stacked in the container ship are unloaded by me...
06/16/2009
7341422Container transportation system and method
A container transportation system and method which includes a number of enclosed containers adapted to contain freight and protect the freight in a marine environment, a vehicle adapted to lift, transport, orient and place the containers on a support surface, a mari...
03/11/2008
7322786Mobile loader for transfer of containers between delivery vehicles and marine terminal cranes
A mobile loader is driven to a dockside location underlying the spreader bar of a marine terminal crane. A delivery vehicle such as a train or a truck is driven into the loader at such dockside location so that containers maybe transferred between the delivery vehic...
01/29/2008
7287953Method for loading and unloading
Method for loading and unloading long-distance transportation means (1, 2) and for temporarily storing a standardized cargo (18) in an intermediate storage facility (3) includes a rail-guided hoist (5) with gripper (8). The cargo i...
10/30/2007
7289876Container crane, and method of determining and correcting a misalignment between a load-carrying frame and a transport vehicle
A container crane includes a movable trolley and a load-carrying frame pendantly connected to the trolley and comprised of a spreader and a head block, for transfer of a container from or to a transport vehicle. Plural optical detectors are mounted on the trolley fo...
10/30/2007
H2162Container conveyor load transfer
A wheel supported conveyor having a central platform crane section disposed between opposite end crane sections is positioned in underlying relation to a container holding spreader of a dockside terminal crane for transfer of containers to and from the chassis of tr...
07/04/2006
7055278Portable tube cleaning system
A portable cannon tube cleaning system that includes a trailer designed to be pulled to the field site of a cannon tube to be cleaned; a mechanism securely mounted to the floor of the trailer for providing vertical height adjustment; a main cleaner chassis assembly ...
06/06/2006
6966741Tipping apparatus for intermodal container
An apparatus for removing bulk cargo from an intermodal container, which includes an upper frame mounted on an intermodal container transfer equipment device, a middle frame mounted on the upper frame and a lower frame mounted on the middle frame with the lower fram...
11/22/2005
6913434Apparatus for handling bundles of boards and a support bed for use in such an apparatus
The present invention relates to an apparatus for handling strapped units of boards, said apparatus comprising a stacker carrier (5) capable of moving the strapped units (2) placed on a support bed (4) in a storage area into storage stacks and o...
07/05/2005
6902368Cargo-transfer apparatus and method
Apparatus and method for cargo transfer. The method and apparatus encompass a shipping terminal with a marine-side and a land-side and a computer-controlled multi-level cargo-sled storage structure placed between the two sides. Cargo is received on the land-side fro...
06/07/2005
6715977Loading device for ISO containers
A loading device for ISO containers in a container terminal is arranged below the land-side boom in the rear area of the container bridge and cooperates with container transport vehicles. The loading device comprises at least two bridge members which are movable on ...
04/06/2004
6698990Loading and unloading installation for general cargo, especially for ISO containers
A transfer installation for piece goods, in particular for ISO containers, including a warehouse having individual linear storage modules, and including at least one loading installation which can be displaced transversely to the storage modules and is in...
03/02/2004
6665585Method and apparatus for container management
A radio IC number tag (10) having a container number (1a) inputted is applied on a container (1); a radio document tag (14) having container (1) physical distribution information inputted is set to a trailer (2); and a radio antenna (11) is arranged at a ...
12/16/2003
6524050Container transfer terminal system and method
A terminal and system for the automatic computerized unloading of containerized cargo from container ships to trucks, railroad cars, other ships or storage. The terminal system is equipped to store or transfer unloaded cargo automatically by using indepen...
02/25/2003
6503042Bulk material handling system
An apparatus for conveying bulk material generally consisting of a support, a guide member defining a passageway providing a circuitous path, having a base section supported on the support and a section cantilevered relative to the support; at least two s...
01/07/2003
6499927Method of transporting bulk particulate materials
An apparatus for conveying bulk material generally consisting of a support, a guide member defining a passageway providing a circuitous path, having a base section supported on the support and a section cantilevered relative to the support; at least two s...
12/31/2002
6435796Method and arrangement for transporting load units
The present invention relates to a method and arrangement for transporting larger cargo units, for example containers (5), said method and arrangement comprising standardized individual cargo trolleys (1a, 1b, . . . , 1n) for each pallet (4a, 4b . . . , 4...
08/20/2002
6135695Method for vertically lifting a horizontally arranged cylindrical object, and a device for use in the method
In a method and a device for vertically lifting a horizontally arranged cylindrical object, especially a rocket (50), from a base (40) by means of one or more lifting yokes (61) which are suspended in a lifting device (70), preferably comprising one or mo...
10/24/2000
6092969Positioning device for at least one pallet
A positioning device for at least one pallet that is deposited on a deposit area of a raiseable and lowerable container having at least one open side, especially for unloading ships, whereby the deposit area is larger than the pallets by a predetermined a...
07/25/2000
6068435Goods handling system
The present invention is a goods handling system incorporating a mobile unit for loading and unloading goods, preferably positioned on load carriers, to and from a ship. The unit incorporates at least one substantially horizontal transport arm with at lea...
05/30/2000
6050767Bulk material transport apparatus and method
Bulk material is loaded at a marine transfer station into a plurality of inter-modal containers that have removable top lids and are received side by side in the hopper of a barge. A gantry carried by the barge removes the lids from the containers and mov...
04/18/2000
5951226Freight handling plant in depots and related depots
The plant is mainly designed to increase the productivity of freight handling operations--for instance containers, in any kind of depot--to simplify the engineering works supporting the mobile crane (1) having a transversal boom (2), to eliminate stressin...
09/14/1999
5931625Freight loading/unloading crane
A freight loading/unloading crane (10) comprises a crane bridge (16) with two lifting units (26, 28) displaceable in their longitudinal direction with a lifting system (26b, 28b) and associated load receiving device (26c, 28c) and a transfer unit (32) wit...
08/03/1999
5876172High-capacity integrated depots for containers
An integrated container depot (10) comprises a first transit sector (11) with a cellular structure (13) having cells superimposed and adjacent to one another to form columns and rows of cells designed to receive containers; a second storage sector (12) co...
03/02/1999
5618148Method and arrangement for transporting larger units
The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for transporting larger units, especially for loading and unloading containers, and for the purpose of providing a new and fast loading and unloading system having a large degree of safety opera...
04/08/1997
5567112Cargo ship off-loading method and cargo carrier
An improved method for unloading break bulk goods from a ship and a cargo transfer carrier for use in the unloading of break bulk goods. The cargo carrier is comprised of a plurality of longitudinal frame members connected by a plurality of cross members ...
10/22/1996
5511923Container terminal apparatus and method
A method and apparatus for ASRS handling of loaded and empty oceangoing containers. Containers are stored in a multi-level loaded container facility in upland and pier banks of spaced rows and columns in a grill-like arrangement with each container in a p...
04/30/1996
5341856Arrangement for conveying dust-like bulk goods, particularly cement, by means of suction and pressure
An arrangement for transferring bulk goods from ships into silos by means of suction and pressure conveyance. The arrangement includes a suction conveying line with suction nozzle to be placed in the ship and leading to a lock-type receiving container. A ...
08/30/1994
4431359Elevator for the handling of containers, particularly in harbors
An elevator for the handling of containers, particularly in harbors, comprises a self-propelled or fixed framework (1), which may also be completely or in part incorporated with the structure of the quay crane, suitable for the receipt of trailers or rail...
02/14/1984
4049131Freight container unloading system
Mechanism for removing containerized freight from a beached watercraft and ransporting same to a waiting tractor-trailer located on firm terrain. The mechanism is designed to transport heavy freight containers across muddy or loose sandy terrain without al...
09/20/1977
3952891Method of containers handling in container yards
A container yard is provided with a first container handling machine installed in the transferring area of the yard, a second container handling machine free to move in the yard, a vehicle for transferring the container, a gate located in another transfer...
04/27/1976
 
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